Updated 10/29/25
Goodbye ROI: For 20 Years, the ROI fellowship was a landmark project by the Schusterman Family Foundation* supporting cohorts of American Jews pursuing social justice and entrepreneurial goals through grants, summits in Israel and an active network of fellows. The influential programming is coming to an end.
*In the Berman Archive: An article by Charles and Lynn Schusterman in Sh’ma about a transition the foundation was making in 1997, after 10 years in operation. [10/21/25]
Glass Half Full: Berman Archive Director Ari Y Kelman writes about antisemtism in ARC. He looks to past data about anti-Jewish sentiment to urge a shift in expectation around our present day responses to antisemitism. [10/6/25]
The Met Opera kicks off its new season with a production of Michael Chabon’s 2020 novel, The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, the Pulitzer winning miracle of a novel rife with themes of Jewishness, American identity, comic books, and queer identity. [9/15/25]
Crisis of Interfaith: Interesting story in JTA about a rabbi who left the Conservative movement over the issue of interfaith marriage.
*In the Berman Archive: This 1993 issue of Sh’ma which was dedicated to the question of interfaith marriage. [8/11/25]
